Spirit tonight

March 01, 1996

Opponent: Cleveland Crunch

Site: Baltimore Arena

Time: 7:35

Radio: WWLG (1360 AM), WASA (1330 AM)

Outlook: For the biggest game of the season, the biggest crowd, about 8,000, is expected. Winner of five straight and six out of seven under new coach Mike Stankovic, the Spirit takes on the Crunch (28-4), the winningest team in the NPSL. The teams split two previous meetings. Cleveland's Hector Marinaro and Zoran Karic are 1-2 in the NPSL points race. The Spirit's Franklin McIntosh is fourth, Kevin Sloan 10th. The first 3,000 fans under 16 tonight will receive free Spirit gym bags.